Protesting the arrival of the asylum seekers, locals blocked access roads to their accommodation using tractors and a silage bale.
Reacting to their arrival, protesters blocked access to the site on Tuesday morning, in an attempt to prevent the State from transporting a further cohort of asylum seekers to the hotel.Gardaí were called to the scene, with a number of the recently-arrived asylum seekers choosing to vacate the premises.The group had spent the night in three holiday homes situated on the grounds of the disused hotel.
The Tánaiste reacted to the incident by saying that the government needs to improve communication with local residents. Of the multiple asylum seekers who left the Magowna House site, an Algerian man named Sharif told reporters that he was going back to Dublin City centre, stating that living homeless in the capital was"better than here" because of locals"not accepting us".
Local residents however responded at their council meeting by claiming that the town's people had received no information on the transfer of asylum seekers into the area prior to their arrival. Other residents spoke to a similar sentiment, arguing that their issues were not with the asylum seekers themselves, but rather the government and local authorities who had failed to relay any information regarding the group's arrival in advance."We are very far from racist. We are a very welcoming community. It is extremely upsetting what is happening. I should be at work today. It is not fair on them and it is not fair on us".
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